But I've been spoilt by working in the tech industry in recent years.

I've had a similar experience with DB many years ago, they said they want to make an offer, discussed salary expectations, and then it all went quiet and the deal was off.

The financial industry has quite low standards in how they treat job applicants.

You're exactly right.  

CommodityQuant

Well, extrapolating from a small firsthand sample plus what random people say on the internet, your expectation after an interview (even a successful one) should be to be ghosted. As in, not even rejected. And, to be clear, that’s got nothing to do with DB, just the market in general.

Thanks

CommodityQuant

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Could a former head quant be too?

I don't understand your question.

CommodityQuant

This thread has attracted more interest than I expected.
It's been particularly interesting to hear from actual Head Quants.
Thanks to all of you for your thoughts.

CommodityQuant

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